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Effectively Wild Episode 586: The Winter Meetings Moves We Missed

Ben and Sam discuss the deluge of signings and trades during the last two days of the Winter Meetings.


Effectively Wild Episode 585: The Winter Meetings So Far

Ben and Sam banter about contradictory rumors and the biggest moves made early at the Winter Meetings.


Effectively Wild Episode 584: Is Billy Beane Bad for Baseball?

Ben and Sam banter about rumors, David Robertson, and the Winter Meetings, then revisit the Josh Donaldson trade to decide whether Billy Beane is bad for baseball.


Effectively Wild Episode 583: What the Braves, Red Sox, and Dodgers are Doing

Ben and Sam banter about rumors and Ryan Webb’s wedding, then discuss the pre-Winter Meetings trajectories of the Braves, Red Sox, and Dodgers.


Effectively Wild Episode 582: Pablo Sandoval’s Special Skill, Your Special Emails

Ben and Sam talk to Robert Arthur about what makes Pablo Sandoval uniquely valuable, then answer emails about eating contracts, baseball abroad, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 581: The Mysterious Josh Donaldson Deal

Ben and Sam discuss the surprising Josh Donaldson-Brett Lawrie deal between the A’s and the Blue Jays.


Effectively Wild Episode 580: Don’t Leave Home Without Listener Emails

Ben and Sam end the holiday week with listener emails about Red Sox spending, the least similar teams, clubs doubling down on position players, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 579: Chase Headley, Pablo Sandoval, and the Red Sox

Ben and Sam talk about the curiously large gap between the rumored contract terms for Chase Headley and Pablo Sandoval, then discuss the reports about the Red Sox signing Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez.


Effectively Wild Episode 578: The Free-Agent Contract Over/Under Draft

Ben and Sam banter about Jose Molina, Pat Venditte, and non-revelatory rumors, then draft free agents whose contracts they expect to be above or below published estimates.


Effectively Wild Episode 577: Backloaded Contracts and Listener Emails

Ben and Sam banter about non-revelatory rumors and new details about the Giancarlo Stanton deal, then answer listener emails about front-office roles, offensive eras, and more.